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Democracies Enhance Women’s Labor Market Participation

UCR study finds that freer societies compel more women to pursue careers The benefits of democratic societies go beyond greater personal freedoms and liberties. A new study by a UC Riverside economics professor has found that democratic systems of government also lead to higher participation by women in the labor market. By examining world labor and political data spanning back to the 19th century, UC Riverside Associate Professor Ugo Antonio Troiano found that women who lived in democracies during their…

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Unraveling Myofibrils: Insights Into Muscle Growth Mechanics

How the bicep tenses is no longer a secret. In every muscle cell there are so-called myofibrils, which contract at the same time. They are responsible for…

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Microtechnology Industry Growth: Hiring Trends on the Rise

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UN Environment Programme Awards Innovation Prize to ZMT PhD Student

Roger Spranz, a former PhD student at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), and his colleagues have been honoured with an innovation prize…

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Container Throughput Index Sees Minor Decline Amid Growth

The index is based on data continuously collected from world container ports by ISL as part of its market monitoring. Because large parts of international…

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ERC Project Boosts Adhesive Structures’ Market Potential

The primary purpose of the one-year SWITCH2MARKET project is to analyze potential markets, seek out new cooperation partners and develop an appropriate patent…

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TIB Advances Open Access Transition in High Energy Physics

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has provided funding for a project entitled “The opportunities and challenges involved in the national…

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5 Million Euro Boost for Aging Research at FLI, Jena

The Leibniz Institute on Aging – Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena, Germany, was awarded 5 million EUR additional funding from the German Federal…

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DZNE/LMU researcher receives world’s top Brain Prize

Awarded annually, it recognises international scientists who have distinguished themselves by an outstanding contribution to neuroscience. Besides Haass the…

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Mojin Robotics Wins 2017 Fraunhofer Start-Up Award

On February 27, 2018, Mojin Robotics GmbH received the EUR 5,000 Fraunhofer start-up award, a joint initiative of Fraunhofer Venture and High-Tech…

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RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index Insights for 2018

The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the ISL – Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics recorded a…

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Innovative Pest Control Strategies: Drosophila Research Approved

The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved the research project “Seasonal temperature acclimation in Drosophila: A multidisciplinary approach” with a…

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Innovative Catalysts Convert CO2 into Sustainable Polymers

These tailor-made catalysts are capable of converting carbon dioxide, including waste emissions from industrial manufacture, into polycarbonate polyols.

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Quasiparticles to Sensors: Funding Innovations in Science

For those who want to clarify fundamental questions in science to develop new theories, not only perseverance also funding is essential. The EU may not be able…

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Container Throughput Index: Strong Close for 2017

The Container Throughput Index of the RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and the ISL – Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics was able to…

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Decoding Decades of Questionable Investments in Asset Pricing

One of the key principles in asset pricing — how we value everything from stocks and bonds to real estate — is that investments with high risk should, on…

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